Any download that happens without a person's knowledge [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive-by_download].

Any download that happens without a person's knowledge [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive-by_download].

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== Rootkit ==

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A rootkit is a stealthy type of software, typically malicious, designed to hide the existence of certain processes or programs from normal methods of detection and enable continued privileged access to an operating system.

* [http://blog.zeltser.com/post/1410922437/what-are-exploit-kits What Are Exploit Kits?], by [[Lenny Zeltser]], October 26, 2010

* [http://blog.zeltser.com/post/1410922437/what-are-exploit-kits What Are Exploit Kits?], by [[Lenny Zeltser]], October 26, 2010

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* [http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/07/02/the-four-seasons-of-glazunov-digging-further-into-sibhost-and-flimkit/ The four seasons of Glazunov: digging further into Sibhost and Flimkit], by Fraser Howard on July 2, 2013

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* [http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/07/02/the-four-seasons-of-glazunov-digging-further-into-sibhost-and-flimkit/ The four seasons of Glazunov: digging further into Sibhost and Flimkit], by Fraser Howard, July 2, 2013

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Malware is a short version of Malicious Software.

Malware is software used for data theft, device damage, harassment, etc. It is very similar to computer malware. It installs things such as trojans, worms, and botnets to the affected device. It is illegal to knowingly distribute malware.

Drive-by-download

Rootkit

A rootkit is a stealthy type of software, typically malicious, designed to hide the existence of certain processes or programs from normal methods of detection and enable continued privileged access to an operating system.